Blood Sweat and Pixels
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Blood Sweat and Pixels
Jason Schreier
8 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2017–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
The book looks into how video games are made and the many challenges along the way. Focuses on ten games from solo all the way to AAA titles. Really good if you want to know why video games turn out the way they do. After reading this, you'll double take whenever you hear of a delayed game, cancelled project, E3 demos and buggy releases.
It's a collection of short-ish game creation stories packaged into a book. Really candid interviews and writing.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? 2018 · 6 recommendations
- Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2017? 2017 · 1 recommendation